SOLIDWORKS 2016 learn by doing part 2

SOLIDWORKS2016:LearnbyDoingPart2
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TableofContents
Chapter1:SurfaceDesign
TUTORIAL1(ExtrudedSurfaces)
TUTORIAL2(RevolvedSurfaces)
TUTORIAL3(SweptSurfaces)
TUTORIAL4(LoftedSurfaces)
Tutorial5(PlanarSurfaces)
TUTORIAL6(CreatingaRuledSurfaceusingtheTangenttoSurfaceoption)
TUTORIAL7(CreatingaRuledSurfaceusingtheNormaltoSurfaceoption)
TUTORIAL8(CreatingaRuledSurfaceusingtheTaperedtoVectoroption)
TUTORIAL9(CreatingaRuledSurfaceusingthePerpendiculartoVectoroption)
TUTORIAL10(CreatingaRuledSurfaceusingtheSweepoption)
TUTORIAL11(OffsetSurface)
TUTORIAL12(KnittingSurfaces)
CreatingaSolidbyKnittingSurfaces
TUTORIAL13(TrimmingSurfaces)
TrimmingaSurfaceusingtheStandardoption
TrimmingSurfacesusingtheMutualoption
TUTORIAL14(ExtendingSurfaces)
TUTORIAL15(UntrimmingaSurface)
TUTORIAL16(DeletingHoles)


TUTORIAL17(FilledSurface)

TUTORIAL18
TUTORIAL19(ConvertingaSurfacetoSolid)
TUTORIAL20(ThickeningtheSurface)
Tutorial21(DeletingFaces)
TUTORIAL22(ReplacingFaces)
TUTORIAL23(CuttingwithSurfaces)
TUTORIAL24(ThickenedCut)
TUTORIAL25(FreeformSurfaces)
TUTORIAL26(BoundarySurfaces)
TUTORIAL27(FlattenSurface)
Chapter2:MoldTools
TUTORIAL1
PerformingDraftAnalysis
ApplyingShrinkageallowance
InsertingMoldFolders
CreatingaPartingLine
CreatingShut-offSurfaces
CreatingPartingSurfaces
CreatingtheToolingSplit
PerformingtheUndercutanalysis
Creatingsidecores
Creatingyourownsurfaces
Chapter3:Weldments
TUTORIAL1
TUTORIAL2
AddingStructuralmembers
TrimmingtheStructuralMembers
CreatingGussets
CreatingBasePlates
MirroringGussetsandBaseplates

CreatingFilletBeads
CreatingWeldBeads
TUTORIAL3(CreatingEndCaps)
TUTORIAL4(WorkingwithCutlists)
AddingCutlisttotheWeldmentDrawing
AddingColumnstotheCutlisttable
CreatingBoundingbox
AddingaWeldtabletotheWeldmentDrawing
AddingaWeldSymbols
CreatingSubWeldments
TUTORIAL5(CreatingCustomProfilesforstructuralmembers)


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Chapter1:SurfaceDesign

SOLIDWORKSSurfacemodelingtoolscanbeusedtocreatecomplexgeometriesthatare
verydifficulttocreateusingsolidmodelingtools.Inaddition,youcanalsousethesetools
tofixbrokenimportedparts.Inthischapter,youwilllearnthebasicsofsurfacingtools
that are mostly used. The surfacing tools are available on the Surfaces Command
Manager. You can also find these tools on the menu bar (click Insert>Surface on the
Menubar).

If the Surfaces CommandManager is not displayed by default, you can customize it.
Right-click on any of the tabs of the CommandManager and select Surface from the
shortcutmenu.

SOLIDWORKSoffersarobustsetofsurfacedesigntools.Asurfaceisaninfinitelythin
pieceofgeometry.Forexample,consideraboxshowninFigure.Ithassixfaces.Eachof
thesefacesisasurface,aninfinitelythinpieceofgeometrythatactsasaboundaryin3D
space.Surfacescanbesimpleorcomplexshapes.

Insolidmodeling,whenyoucreatesolidfeaturessuchasanExtrudedBossoraRevolved
Boss, SOLIDWORKS creates a set of surfaces forming a closed volume. This airtight
closedvolumeisconsideredasasolidbody.Although,youcandesignageometryusing
solidmodelingtools,butthesurfacemodelingtoolsgiveyoumoreflexibility.


CreatingBasicSurfaces
In this section, you will learn to create basic surfaces using the Extruded Surface,
RevolvedSurface,SweptSurface,andLoftedSurfacetools.Thesetoolsaresimilarto
thatavailableinsolidmodeling.

TUTORIAL1(ExtrudedSurfaces)
1. Tocreateanextrudedsurface,firstcreateanopenorclosedsketch.

2. ClicktheExtrudedSurface buttonontheSurfacesCommandManager.
3. Selectthesketch.TheSurface-ExtrudePropertyManagerappearsandissimilartothe
Boss-ExtrudedPropertyManager.
4. EnteravalueintheDepthboxavailableintheDirection1section.
5. ClickOK onPropertyManagertocreatetheextrudedsurface.Youwillnoticethat
theextrusionwasnotcappedattheends.YoucanchecktheCapendoptiontocapthe
ends

TUTORIAL2(RevolvedSurfaces)
1. To create a revolved surface, first create an open or closed profile and the axis of
revolution.

2. ClicktheRevolvedSurface buttonontheSurfacesCommandManager.
3. Selectthesketch.Thepreviewoftherevolvedsurfaceappears.
4. EntertheangleofrevolutionintheDirection1AngleboxandclickOK.


Evenifyoucreateanenclosedsurface,SOLIDWORKSwillnotrecognizeitasasolid
body.YouwillnoticethattheMassPropertiesbuttonisnotavailableintheEvaluate
CommandManager.Thismeansthatthereexistsnosolidbody.Youwilllearntoconverta
surfacebodyintoasolidlaterinthischapter.

TUTORIAL3(SweptSurfaces)
1. Tocreateasweptsurface,createasweepprofileandapath.

2. ClicktheSweptSurface buttonontheSurfacesCommandManager(or)click
Insert>Surface>Sweep.
3. Selectthesweepprofileandthenthepathfromthegraphicswindow.
4. ClickOK onthePropertyManager.

Variouswaysofcreatingsweptsurfacesaregivennext.



TUTORIAL4(LoftedSurfaces)
1. Tocreateasweptsurface,createtwoormoreprofiles.

2. ClicktheLoftedSurface buttonontheSurfacesCommandManager(or)click
Insert>Surface>LoftontheMenubar.
3. Selecttheloftprofilesfromthegraphicswindow.
4. ClickOKonthePropertyManager.


Variouswaysofcreatingloftedsurfacesaregivennext.


Tutorial5(PlanarSurfaces)
1. Tocreateaplanarsurface,clickthePlanarSurface buttonontheSurfaces
CommandManager(or)clickInsert>Surface>Planar.

ThePropertyManagerpromptsyoutoselecttheboundingentities.Youcanselectaclosed
sketchorclosedloopofedges.


2. Selectaclosedsketchoraclosedloopofedges.
3. ClickOKonthePropertyManager.Theplanarsurfacewillbecreated.

CreatingRuledSurfaces
TheRuledSurfacetoolallowsyoutocreatesurfacesattachedtotheedgesofanexisting
surface.YoucanfindtheRuledSurfacetoolontheSurfacesCommandManager.You
canalsoactivatethistoolfromthemenubarbyclickingInsert>Surface>Ruled
Surface.

YoucancreatefivetypesofruledsurfacesusingtheoptionsinthePropertyManager.
Thesefivetypesofruledsurfacesarediscussednext.


TUTORIAL6(CreatingaRuledSurfaceusingtheTangent
toSurfaceoption)


1. Tocreateaplanarsurface,clicktheRuledSurface buttonontheSurfaces
CommandManager(or)clickInsert>Surface>RuledSurface.
2. Tocreatethistypeofruledsurface,selecttheTangenttoSurfaceoptionfromthe
TypegroupoftheRuledSurfacePropertyManager.
3. Selectanedgefromthemodel.

Noticethepreviewoftheruledsurface.Theresultantsurfacewillbetangenttothe
selectededge.Inthiscase,theselectededgeisassociatedwithtworeferencesurfaces(the
verticalandthetopsurfaces).Asaresult,therewillbetwosolutionscreatedfromthe
selectededge.ClicktheAlternateFacebuttonfromtheEdgeSelectiongrouptoviewthe
alternatesolution.

4. EnteradistancevalueintheDistanceboxoftheDistance/Directiongroup.

Youwillnoticetwooptions-TrimandKnitandConnectingsurfaceoptionsavailablein

theOptionsgroup.Theseoptionsareusefulwhilecreatingmultipleruledsurfacesata
time.TheTrimandKnitoption,ifenabledtrimsandknitsthecontinuousruledsurfaces.
TheConnectingsurfaceoptioncreatesaconnectingsurfaceatthesharpcornersofthe
ruledsurfaces.

5. ClickOKtocreatetheruledsurface.


TUTORIAL7(CreatingaRuledSurfaceusingtheNormal
toSurfaceoption)
1. Tocreatethistypeofruledsurface,selecttheNormaltoSurfaceoptionfromtheType
groupoftheRuledSurfacePropertyManager.
2. Selectanedgefromthemodel.

3. EnteradistancevalueintheDistanceboxoftheDistance/Directiongroup.
4. ClicktheReverseDirection buttonintheDistance/Directiongrouptoreversethe
direction,ifrequired.
5. ClickOKtocreatetheruledsurfacenormaltothesurfaceonwhichtheselectededge
lies.


TUTORIAL8(CreatingaRuledSurfaceusingtheTapered
toVectoroption)
1. Tocreatethistypeofruledsurface,selecttheTaperedtoVectoroptionfromtheType
groupoftheRuledSurfacePropertyManager;someadditionaloptionsappearinthe
Distance/Directionsection.

2. Selectafacefromthemodeltodefinethereferencevector.
3. ClickontheReferenceVectorboxavailableintheDistance/Directiongroup.

4. Selectanedgefromthemodel.

5. SpecifythedistanceoftheruledsurfaceintheDistancebox.
6. SpecifythetaperangleoftheruledsurfaceinAngleboxavailableintheDistance/
Directiongroup.
7. ClicktheReverseDirection button,ifrequired.
8. ClickOK.

Thefollowingfigureshowstheruledsurfacecreatedatataperangleof60degrees.

TUTORIAL9(CreatingaRuledSurfaceusingthe
PerpendiculartoVectoroption)
1. Tocreatethistypeofruledsurface,selectthePerpendiculartoVectoroptionfromthe


TypegroupoftheRuledSurfacePropertyManager.
2. Selectanedgefromthemodel.

3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

UndertheDistance/Directionsection,clickintheReferenceVectorbox.
Selectafaceoranedgetodefinethereferencevector.
SpecifythedistanceoftheruledsurfaceintheDistancebox.
ClicktheReverseDirection button,ifrequired.
ClickOK.

TUTORIAL10(CreatingaRuledSurfaceusingtheSweep
option)
Thisoptioncreatesaruledsurfacebysweepingtheselectededgealongareferencevector.

1. Tocreatethistypeofruledsurface,selecttheSweepoptionfromtheTypegroupofthe
RuledSurfacePropertyManager.
2. Selectanedgeorloopofedgesfromthemodel.

3. SpecifythedistanceoftheruledsurfaceintheDistanceeditbox.
4. Selectafaceoranedgetodefinethereferencevector.

YoucanalsousetheCoordinateinputoptiontodefinethereferencevector.




5. ClicktheReverseDirectionbutton,ifrequired.
6. ClickOK.


TUTORIAL11(OffsetSurface)
1. Tocreateaplanarsurface,clicktheOffsetSurface buttonontheSurfaces
CommandManager(or)clickInsert>Surface>Offset.
2. Selectthefacestooffset.

3. SpecifytheoffsetdistanceintheOffsetDistanceeditbox.
4. ClickOK onthePropertyManager.Theoffsetsurfaceiscreated.

TUTORIAL12(KnittingSurfaces)
Thesurfaceswhichyoucreateactasindividualsurfacesunlesstheyareknittedtogether.
TheKnitSurfacetoolletsyoutocombinetwoormoresurfacestoformasinglesurface.

1. Toknitsurfaces,clicktheKnitSurface
(or)clickInsert>Surface>Knit.
2. Selectthesurfacestoknit.

buttonontheSurfacesCommandManager


TheMergeentitiesoptionavailableintheSelectionssectionisusedtomergethe
overlappingorredundantsurfaces.

TheoptionsintheGapControlgroupareusedtoknitthesurfaceswithsmallgaps.The
Knittingtoleranceboxisusedtodefineatolerancevalueforthegaps.Thegapswithin
thespecifiedtolerancevaluewillbeknitted.Youcanalsospecifythegaprangebyusing
theslidersintheGapControlgroup.

3. Afterspecifyingtherequiredoptions,clicktheOKbuttontoknitthesurfaces.


In some cases, you may need to extract the surfaces of the solid body. You can use the
KnitSurfacetooltoextractthesurfacesofthesolidbody.Hidethesolidbodytoseethe
extractedsurfaces.

CreatingaSolidbyKnittingSurfaces
You can convert surfaces forming a closed enclosure into solid using the Knit Surface
tool.Createsurfacesformingaclosedenclosure.ActivatetheKnitSurfacetoolandselect
thesurfaces.OnthePropertyManager,checktheCreateSolidoption,andthenclickOK

.


TUTORIAL13(TrimmingSurfaces)
YoucantrimsurfacesusingtheTrimSurface tool.Thesurfacesaretrimmedusinga
trimmingtool.Thetrimmingtoolcanbeasurface,planeorasketchedentity.

1. Totrimasurface,clicktheTrimSurface buttonontheSurfacesCommand
Manager(or)clickInsert>Surface>Trim;theTrimSurfacePropertyManager
appears.

YoucantrimasurfaceusingtheStandardandMutualoptionsavailableintheTrim
Typegroup.Thetwotrimmingmethodsarediscussednext.


TrimmingaSurfaceusingtheStandardoption
2. Totrimasurfaceusingthisoption,clicktheStandardoptionintheTrimTypes
group.
3. SelectKeepselectionsonthePropertyManager.
4. Selectthetrimtoolandsurfacetokeep.

IfyouselecttheRemoveselectionsoptionintheSelectionsgroup,youneedtoselectthe
surfacetoremove.

5. ClickOKtotrimthesurface.


Youcanalsotrimasurfaceusingasketch.

Youcanalsouseasurfaceasatrimtoolthatdoesnotextendcompletelyalongthesurface

tobetrimmed.

Inthiscase,theSurfaceSplitOptionswillbeuseful.IfyouusetheNaturaloption,the
splitwilloccurfollowingthenaturalextensionofthetrimtool.


IfyouselecttheLinearoption,splitwillbeastraightlinetothenearestedge.

IfyouselecttheSplitAlloption,multiplesplitlineswillappear.Youcandecidewhich
portionofthesurfacetokeeporremove.

TrimmingSurfacesusingtheMutualoption
TheMutualoptionisusedtotrimmultiplesurfacesatatime.Forexample,youcanuse
thisoptionforthefollowingcase.

1. Totrimsurfacesusingthisoption,selecttheMutualoptionfromtheTrimType
group.


2. Selecttherequiredsurfacesfromthemodel.
3. Afterselectingtherequiredsurfaces,selecttheKeepselectionsorRemoveselections
option.

IfyouselecttheKeepselectionsoption,youneedtoselectthesurfacestobekept.Ifyou
selecttheRemoveselectionsoption,youneedtoselectthesurfacestoberemoved.Inthis
case,youselecttheKeepselectionoption.

4. ClickinthenextselectionboxofthePropertyManager.
5. Selectthesurfacestobekept.

6. ClickOK

totrimthesurfaces.


TUTORIAL14(ExtendingSurfaces)
Duringthedesignprocess,youmaysometimesneedtoextendasurface.Youcanextenda
surfaceusingtheExtendSurfacetool.

1. Toinvokethistool,clicktheExtendSurface buttonontheSurfacesCommand
Manager(or)clickInsert>Surface>Extend.

TheparametersusedtodefineanextendedsurfaceareavailableonthisPropertyManager.
Youcanselectanedge,multipleedgesoranentiresurfacetoextend.


SingleEdge






MultipleEdges




EntireSurface

2. Selectanedgefromthesurfacebody.
3. SelecttheDistanceoptionandtypeavalueintheDistancebox.IfyouselecttheUpto
pointoption,youcandefinethedistancebyselectingavertexorpoint.TheUpto
surfaceoptionisusedtodefinethedistancebyselectingasurface.

Whenthesurfaceyouhaveselectedisnotplanar,youcandecidethetypeofextension
byusingtheExtensionTypeoptions.UsetheSameSurfaceoptiontoextendthe
surfacebymaintainingthecurvatureoftheoriginalsurface.IfyouselecttheLinear
option,theextendedsurfacewillbecreatedtangenttotheoriginalsurface.


SameSurfaceExtension

LinearExtension